How to Start a New Paragraph in LaTeX

In LaTeX, you can start a new paragraph by simply leaving a blank line between the paragraphs.

The following examples show how to start a new paragraph in LaTeX.

How to Start a New Paragraph in Text

We can use a blank line to start a new paragraph in a LaTeX document.

Suppose we want to start a new paragraph in the text.

We can use the following LaTeX code to do so:

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}

This is the first paragraph. It contains some text.

This is the second paragraph. It starts after a blank line.

\end{document}

Output: 👇️

This is the first paragraph. It contains some text.

This is the second paragraph. It starts after a blank line.

In this example, we use the blank line between the two paragraphs indicates to LaTeX that a new paragraph should begin.

How to Start a New Paragraph in Mathematical Expressions

For mathematical expressions, starting a new paragraph follows the same principle of using a blank line.

Suppose we would like to start a new paragraph that contains mathematical expressions.

We can use the following LaTeX code to do so:

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}

This is the first paragraph with a mathematical expression: \( a + b = c \).

This is the second paragraph with another mathematical expression:
\[
x^2 + y^2 = z^2
\]

\end{document}

Output: 👇️

This is the first paragraph with a mathematical expression: a + b = c.

This is the second paragraph with another mathematical expression:
x² + y² = z²

In this example, we use the blank line between the two paragraphs indicates to LaTeX that a new paragraph should begin, even when containing mathematical expressions.

Conclusion

We can use a blank line between paragraphs to indicate the start of a new paragraph.